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UNITED sTaTEs PATENT oEEIoE.

CHAS. H. COOK, OF COEMANS HOLLOW, NEW YORK.

QUILTINGr-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent`No. 7,488, dated July 9*, 1850.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES I-I. Coon, ofCoemans Hollow, in the county of Albany and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Quilting- Frames, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and eXact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specilication, andin which- Figure l represents a view in perspective of my universalquilting frame, and Figs. 2 and 3 are end elevations of the saine invarious positions.

My quilting frame is composed of two folding trusses connected byrollers on which the article to be quilted is strained. The trusses areeach composed of two legs a a crossing each other and pivoted togetherin the form of the letter X by a bar o, which extends from one end frameto the other; the lower ends of these legs are rounded and rest upon thefloor, their upper extremities are pierced with circular holes whichreceive the journals of two rollers c c, which are of equal length withthe bar b and ex tend from one truss to the other. The journals of theserollers project beyond the outer sides of the crossed legs of the truss,and are connected by a hinged link bar Z which also supports a roller eparallel with the side rollers c 0. A supplementary rigid link bar f isalso fitted to these projecting extremities of the rolls and is used ornot as circumstances may require. Eachroll c, is fitted at one of itsextremities with a ratchet wheel z., and a pawl z is secured to theadjacent leg of the truss.

IVhen any article is to be quilted t-he quilting frame is arranged inthe position represented in Fig. 2. The journals of the rolls beingshifted if necessary'froin the outer to the' inner holes in the linkbars, to set the rollers at a convenient distance apart for quilting;the article is then secured by its opposite edges to the side rollers 0c, and is strained by turning one of the latter until the slack is takenup, its unrolling being prevented by the pawls catching in the teethgresses the unquilted part is unwound from the one roller and thequilted part is correspondingly wound upon the other. l/Vhen the dayswork is nished the frame is folded up in the manner represented in Fig.3, in which shape it occupies but a small space and will pass easilythrough a common doorway. It may then be placed against the wall of theroom without incommoding the occupants, and t-he work is to be resumedall that is necessary is to unfold the frame. It frequently happens thata suflicient space cannot be conveniently had for the frame whenextended (as represented in Fig. 2) sufficiently to afford a convenientspace for working, in such cases the supplement-ary rigid link bars fare employed and the quilting frame is arranged in the positionrepresented in Fig. l. The frame now presents the article in an inclinedposition to the worker, who can thus conveniently extend her operationsover a large space without the frequent adjustment of the strainingrolls, and can at all times work without bending as much as when thequilt is eX- tended on a level.

The link bars and legs are pierced with a series of holes so that theworking width presented to the operator can be varied, as well as itsdistance from the floor, thus adapting the frame for working in either astanding or sitting position.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-The adjustable quilting frame constructed in the manner herein describedwhereby the strained surface of the quilt can be placed in an inclinedposition, and at any convenient height, thus enabling the quilter topreserve an erect position of the head and chest while at work. j

Intestimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name this 21st March1850.

o. H. oook.

Witnesses:

E. S. RENWICK, P. H. WATSON.

